Recent content by Gary R. Smith

Quite a few YT rumor videos. Most of them seem to be clueless or use the same footage. I guess I'm interested because I let my LX100 mk1 go because it didn't have enough reach. I recall I used it in trade on a Lumix gx85 but to be honest my Lumix gx9 seems to be my go to digital these days...

I think the lens is nice looking too...

Cool shot Gianluca! Were all of the cobwebs on the inside of the glass? Have you heard any rumors of an LX100iii?

What bugs me is when I can buy a perfectly good (local/craft) beer for $7.00 for a six-pack and Edgefield wants $8.

In my haste to feel good about shooting the Toyo, the above image is actually a crop of one of the shots taken by the Sony a7R3 as an exposure guide. I don't want to confuse anyone into thinking that was taken with the 4 x 5. This one was:

Oh, to live by the sea...

New (tighter) crop with better processing.

Reminds me of this shot of mine...

They do wine, beer and whisky on-site at McMenamin's Edgefield. I don't know what they use that area for. They host various size musical events from solo performers to well-known professional acts (in the summer, on the lawn, big outdoor stage). My wife and I enjoy going over there during the...

This one? I have redone (almost) all of the files from raw and I think they look better today. The full-size files are in the same place they were but they're named differently. Link to the full-size files on Google Drive.

Thanks Peter! I agree that the results don't scream: Tri-X. I was more worried about focus from an AF film shooter. I did adjust the EC a couple of times and forgot to set it back to 0 once, so some shots were unintentionally under-exposed. I'm planning to start over with the raw shots of the...

So, there is an "eye" in Liverpool :)

Do they have a glass ceiling in their shop? Open rafters? Not your typical barista shot... :)

Index of the rest of the shots (in case you want to look).